Waste Connections Inc [WCN] stock prices are up 2.19% to $170.15 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The WCN shares have gain 3.25% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.87%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Goldman started tracking the stock with Buy rating on November 24, 2025, and set its price target to $202. On November 14, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with an Overweight rating. Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning an Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $200 on November 12, 2025. Barclays started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on September 19, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $192. In a note dated June 09, 2025, Melius initiated a Buy rating.
The stock price of Waste Connections Inc [WCN] has been fluctuating between $162.06 and $201.66 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $204.3 within the next 12 months. Waste Connections Inc [NYSE: WCN] shares were valued at $170.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.07% based on the average WCN price forecast.
Analyzing the WCN fundamentals
The Waste Connections Inc [NYSE:WCN] reported sales of 9.35B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.13%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.1.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Waste Connections Inc [NYSE:WCN]’s Current Ratio is 0.67. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.67 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.80, the price to book ratio is 5.38 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 70.74.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NIELSEN III ROBERT, SR VP Operations, that happened on Dec 10 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Director, GUILLET EDWARD E completed a deal on Oct 28 ’25 to sell 9000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director GUILLET EDWARD E bought 9000.0 shares on Oct 28 ’25.
